668 people who were put behind bars in Greater Manchester in 2018

January The burglar who broke into a care home and sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s A man who sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s after breaking into a care home was jailed. Police said ‘shameless’ Jake Morris, 24, had ‘no place in society’ after he was caged for the shocking attack on the pensioner, who has dementia. He denied sexually assaulting her at the Leigh facility when interviewed by officers. During the court case Morris changed his plea and finally admitted his sickening crime. Morris, of no fixed abode, also pleaded guilty to burglary and assault and was jailed for six years and four months. The ‘dangerous predator’ who posed as taxi driver to rape woman on her way home from night out A ‘dangerous predator’ who posed as a taxi driver to rape a woman on her way home from a night out was jailed. Marius Dolhascanu targeted his 30-year-old victim in Wigan in 2016. After the terrifying ordeal Dolhascanu, of Hey Street, Wigan, dumped his victim on Broadway, in Hindley. She made her way home where she told her partner what had happened and called the police. Detectives studied CCTV footage from the area and discovered it wasn’t the first time Dolhascanu had posed as a taxi driver and found he had even given one man a lift home in exchange for £10. Dolhascanu was sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of rape following a trial at Bolton… [Read full story]